Women’s volleyball: Campbell selected for national honor

BOULDER, Colorado - Former University of Colorado women’s

volleyball standout Kelly Campbell (Corona del Mar High) has been

selected as the university’s 2000 NCAA Woman of the Year Award winner.

The award, presented by Rawlings, is given annually to a senior

student-athlete who has demonstrated outstanding ability, both as an

athlete as well as a student.

Campbell was a two-time All-American on the court and in the

classroom. She was the first player in Big 12 history to be named both

all-conference and academic all-conference four straight seasons.

Campbell set the NCAA record for career assists per game with 14.45,

shattering the old mark of 13.25. Her 6,228 career assists rank seventh

all-time in NCAA history and she started all of her 431 games for the

Buffaloes.

A President Scholar at Colorado, Campbell carries a 3.703 grade point

average into her final semester, while majoring in broadcast news.